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JOntario athletes leading wayST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) -Ontario came to the third Canada Summer Games determined to regain the team title it lost to British Columbia in 1973 and it might be on its way to success.A strong showing by a water-skiing family from Mississauga and three gold-medai performances by track and field athletes helped push Ontario into first place Tuesday after two days of competition.But a swimming accident may put a damper on the province’s hopes of winning all six water-skiing medals.Judy McCIintoek, 13, and her 16-year-old* brother Joel won the women’s and men’s tricks competition Tuesday with brother Jim, 15, placingfifth.But Judy went swimming with a group of Quebec athletes Tuesday night and suffered a cut on her foot when she stepped ,on a rock. The foot was bandaged and she was ordered to rest.Water-skiing coach Cam McArthur said he expected Judy to be ready to perform today in the slalom, in which she would normally be the favorite.Other Ontario gold medals Tuesday were won by Desai Williams of Toronto who took the men’s 100 metres in a time of 10.54, Mike Forgrave of Barrie who won the men's 400 metres in 48.53 and Osmond Sargent of Toronto who set a Games record of 15.23 metres in the men's triple jump.British Columbia, which edged Ontario by points in the 1973 Games, in Burnaby, B.C., was the only other team to win more than a single, medal.Theresa Lenardon of Trail' took the women's long jump with a leap of 6:00 metres andLori Chaki of the Lethbridge Track and Field Club, after placing sixth in a women’s long jump heat Monday was fifth in the final Tuesday.Chaki jumped 5.45 metres.Sara Neil of Vancouver won the women’s 800 metres in 2:11.2.Re jean Bruneau of Shawini-gan, Que., won the 10-kilometre walk in 50 minutes 47.1 seconds with Hermann Beaulieu of Dolbeau, Que., second In a race that brought Newfoundland its first individual medal ever in Games competition.Gordon Follett Jr., 19, whose fattier is also a walking competitor and was given the honor of presenting the medals, finished third in 53:36.6.Fingering the triangular-shaped bronze medal, he said: “ft just feels so tremendous to be the first Newfoundlander to win a medal individually.” He has occasionally walked in races against his 39-year-old father but has never yet beaten Gordon Sr.Other track and field gold-medal winners were Doug Ross of Saskatoon who set a Games record of 4.70 metres in the men’s pole vault and Becky Sjare of Red Deer, Alta., who won the women’s shot put with a throw of 13.25 metres.With 146.5 points from track and field and 38 from water skiing, Ontario has a Games-leading total of 182.5. Quebec has 140 from track and field and 27 from water skiing for 167 and British Columbia 137 •from track and field and 7.5 from water skiing for 144.5.Manitoba picked up a second-best water-skiing points total of 30 for 80.75 and fifth place over all behind Alberta which has 119.25.Saskatchewan is sixth with 47.25, Nova Scotia seventh with 25.75, Newfoundland eighth with 19.5, New Brunswick ninth with 7.5 and Prince Edward Island 10th with two points.The Yukon and Northwest Territories, which earned 10 points at the 1973 Games, have yet to score a point.After the first day of competition in the water polo roundrobin, Quebec, the defending champion, Newfoundland and Ontario were tied for top spot with 2-0 marks.records in baseball, won by B.C. in 1973.Quebec remained in first place in women’s field hockey with two wins and no losses after beating Alberta 2-0. B.C., which played to a 0-0 tie with Nova Scotia, and Ontario, which tied New Brunswick 2-2, were tied for second place with one win and a tie each. B.C. won this event at the last Games,Desai Williams was stripped of a Games record for his 10.54 in the men’s 100 metres when, after 15 minutes, the judges decided the 54-kilometre-per-hour following wind was too strong.Andre Barriere of St. Gil-laume, Que., was second in 10.70 and Randolf Sealy of St. Hubert, Que., third in 10.76.In the 10-kilometre walk, Bruneau and Beaulieu exchanged the lead almost every half lap before Bruneau pulled away to win handily.“That’s because the windUnusualticketstorieswas so strong you'd need the rest,” said Bruneau.Lenardon’s long jump of six metres was her personal best. She had never done better than 5.85 before the Games. “I didn't know I would do this well but after I jumped the six metres— that was my first attempt—I thought it might stand up.”Carol Elliott of Edmonton was second with 5.80 and Marie Deserres of Montreal third with 5.61.Sara Neil didn't know she had won the. 800 metres until just before the medal presentation. •B.C., Manitoba and Ontario were undefeated with 2-0EDMONTON (CP) - Some people are going to unusual lengths in their desire or haste to purchase tickets for the 1978 Commonwealth Games, an official said Tuesday.There are cases where people are “driving 200 to 300 miles to post their order applications in Edmonton,” Jim McGregor, tickets and accommodation co-ordinator for the Commonwealth Games foundation said.The foundation previously noted that Edmonton-area residents would have an edge over other purchasers because local mail would not take as long to reach the Games’ ticket office.McGregor said he knew of one case where “a man and his wife drove to the city from Grand Centre” near the Saskatchewan border to mail their order forms.109 McGill Blv* 3 bedrooms* Sodded lot* Carpeted throi* Note: Joined o storage wall
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